1 Kings 18:10

1 Kings 18:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
• New International Version (NIV)As surely as the Lord your God lives, there is not a nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to look for you. And whenever a nation or kingdom claimed you were not there, he made them swear they could not find you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent someone to hunt for you; and when they said, ‘He is not here,’ he took an oath from the kingdom or nation that they could not find you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For I swear by the Lord your God that the king has searched every nation and kingdom on earth from end to end to find you. And each time he was told, ‘Elijah isn’t here,’ King Ahab forced the king of that nation to swear to the truth of his claim.

Context of 1 Kings 18:10

8And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your lord, 'Behold, Elijah is here.'" 9And he said, "How have I sinned, that you would give your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me? As the Lord your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you. And when they would say, 'He is not here,' he would take an oath of the kingdom or nation, that they had not found you. 11And now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Elijah is here."' 12And as soon as I have gone from you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you I know not where. And so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have feared the Lord from my youth.

1 Kings 18:10 word by word

חַ֣י׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אִם־יֶשׁ־גּ֤וֹי וּמַמְלָכָה֙ אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹֽא־שָׁלַ֨ח אֲדֹנִ֥י שָׁם֙ לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ֔ וְאָמְר֖וּ אָ֑יִן וְהִשְׁבִּ֤יעַ אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ וְאֶת־הַגּ֔וֹי כִּ֖י לֹ֥א יִמְצָאֶֽכָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
• there is noיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• or kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• whitherאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• hath not sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• thee: and when they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• he took an oathשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• that they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Cross-references for 1 Kings 18:10

• 1 Kings 18:15And Elijah said, "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely show myself to him today."
• 1 Kings 1:29And the king swore, saying, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity,
• 1 Kings 2:24Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today."
• 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
• 1 Samuel 29:6Then Achish called David and said to him, "As the Lord lives, you have been honest, and to me it seems right that you should march out and in with me in the campaign. For I have found nothing wrong in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords do not approve of you.
• Psalms 10:2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
• Jeremiah 26:20There was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah.
• 1 Kings 17:5So he went and did according to the word of the Lord. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.
• Psalms 12:7You, O Lord, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever.
• Psalms 31:20In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues.
• Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Jeremiah 36:26And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah the son of Azriel and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them.
• John 8:59So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 18:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10There is no nation or kingdom - He had sent through all his own states and to the neighboring governments to find out the prophet, as he knew, from his own declaration, that both rain and drought were to be the effect of his prayers. Had he found him, he no doubt intended to oblige him to procure rain, or punish him for having brought on this drought. He took an oath - Ahab must have had considerable power and authority among the neighboring nations to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10There is no nation … - This is expressed in the style of Oriental hyperbole. What Obadiah means is: “there is no nation nor kingdom, of those over which he has influence, whither the king has not sent.” He could scarcely, for example, have exacted an oath from such countries as Egypt or Syria of Damascus. But Ahab may have been powerful enough to expect an oath from the neighboring Hittite, Moabite, and Edomite tribes, perhaps even from Ethbaal his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10no nation or kingdom: In the ancient Near East, it was common to return fugitives or runaway slaves. This is noted in the treaty between Pharaoh Ramses II and the Hittite king Hattusilis. However, Elijah did not need to ask a foreign king for protection. God kept him safe at Kerith Brook (1 Kings 17:3) and with the widow at Zarephath (1 Kings 17:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-167-16. Obadiah was in the way ... Elijah met him--Deeming it imprudent to rush without previous intimation into Ahab's presence, the prophet solicited Obadiah to announce his return to Ahab. The commission, with a delicate allusion to the perils he had already encountered in securing others of God's servants, was, in very touching terms, declined, as unkind and peculiarly hazardous. But Elijah having dispelled all the apprehensions entertained about the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 18:10

• Doubting
• Elijah
• Extradition
• Obadiah
• Persecution

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings